Arranging the music of one song...

The second I heard (and understood) the concept behind Humans + Gears, I wondered whether Taucer would be doing something for the Humans half. I heard someone complain once that describing music as 'organic' is pretentious or silly or what not, but I disagree... when something is humanized, emotional, and performed with soul, I think calling it 'organic' - especially to disambiguate from quantized, sequenced electronica - is completely appropriate. Furthermore, in this instance, it literally makes sense, given the album's dichotomy between homo sapiens and mechs. Point being, Jeremy's JUST the artist you want contributing to the organic side of the equation, and he's put together an intimate, emotional arrangement of 'The Treasure Which Cannot Be Stolen' - project director Avaris writes:

"There really isn't much to say about this mix. It's breathtaking and thought provoking. I am honoured to say the least that Taucer made this mix and has waited patiently for it to be released. This mix encapsulates one of our main goals behind the project. And that was to make emotional mix that people could feel connected to. I'll stop talking because Jeremy's words describe his mix far better than mine ever could."

And what are those words, exactly? The artist writes:

"This mix is a very emotional one for me, and I think the story behind it is worth telling. As most (if not all) of you know, I coach gymnastics. It's far more than a job to me; the gym is my home, the kids I coach are my family. Back in October of '06, a hazmat plant next door to the gym exploded, and much of the town was blanketed in toxic fumes. For three terrifying days, I had no way of knowing if my kids were ok, and no way of contacting them to find out. That weekend, my girls had a competition at another gym. At that point, most of them had been forced to evacuate their homes, and didn't know when they'd be able to go back. That meet was the first I saw of them after the explosion, and I think seeing them all there made me more relieved than I'd ever been about anything in my life. The fact that, in spite of all that had happened, they still showed up, still came together, and on top of it all performed beautifully, made me more proud of them than I can ever describe. Their perseverance and dedication in spite of the explosion were absolutely inspiring. I started on this track when I got home from that meet. It was awhile later before I actually got to recording it or posting it anywhere, but it has still been driven by that original inspiration all the way. This song is dedicated to my kids, whom I love more than anything."

I'm gonna shut up now because honestly, that's one of the most moving stories behind a mix that I've ever heard, and the music matches & mirrors the emotion. Superlative.

Discussion

For those interested, I've tabbed out the first 2:15 of it,
before the percussion and flute come in. After that it becomes
hard to hear the guitar, though it sounds like it just repeats
the first part over and over with some variations. Probably not
perfect, but it sounds kinda right.

The guitar in the second part is pretty much the same as the
first half, but minus the melody and plus the bass line (ie the
guitar copies the bottom note on the piano). In this recording, I
didn't play both the melody and the bass at the same time, but
it's certainly doable.

For those interested, I've tabbed out the first 2:15 of it,
before the percussion and flute come in. After that it becomes
hard to hear the guitar, though it sounds like it just repeats
the first part over and over with some variations. Probably not
perfect, but it sounds kinda right.

Amzing guitar melody here. Very beautiful and peaceful, but in an
active way rather than a chill way. Love the acoustic human feel
of this, which goes really well with the idea of the album. The
woodwinds that join in, simple gorgeous. Gotta agree that this is
one of, if not, the best track off the album.

I actually did this mix before "Destined for Greatness;" in
fact, the reason I ended up doing "Destined for Greatness" in
DADGAD tuning was because my guitar was already tuned that
way from working on this track.

Could you please, please, please provide a
tab of this for the listeners who are guitar players?

Finally downloaded the album last night and started to give it
regular straight run-through, until I got to this song of course.
I kept it on repeat from 1am to 3!! The emotions expressed in
this song are very powerful.

I really have no words for this mix other than what I posted
in the album review thread. Absolutely stellar and the story
behind the mix only makes it better. This takes a lot of the
ideas from "Destined for Greatness"'s first sections and puts
them center stage for a mix that's emotionally engaging and
very personal.

Missed this earlier.

I actually did this mix before "Destined for Greatness;" in fact,
the reason I ended up doing "Destined for Greatness" in DADGAD
tuning was because my guitar was already tuned that way from
working on this track.

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